No False Start rule

[Charlie_Francis]

@Dazed

Hi Charlie,

Doesn’t the new rule just put the athletes in the same position they would be after an athlete deliberately broke? Wouldn’t the fast starters be at the same disadvantage as the one you described above? Only that another athlete doesn’t actually have to break to bring about these circumstances?

I think they should just bring back the old rules. I don’t know how it was for TV but I thought false starts built anticipation.

You’re right in one sense but,often, people get uptight after a false start as they must re-focus in a shorter time than they had the first time and tactics can still be used. Imagine competitors losing initial focus after ten matches in a row with the same guy false starting each time- and then he doesn’t!.